SkyBeal/KnockAGnome
Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
4 Months active
Languages Used
AssetAssetDatabaseC#UnityYAMLUnity SceneUnity YAMLUnity Prefab
Technical Skills
3D Graphics3D MovementAlgorithm ImplementationAudio IntegrationC# ScriptingComputational Geometry
cgdugal
PROFILE
Cgdugal
Over four months, Chris Dugal developed core gameplay systems for the SkyBeal/KnockAGnome repository, focusing on interactive 3D mechanics and robust scene management. He implemented a physics-driven gnome movement and destruction system, integrating C# scripting and Unity’s prefab architecture to enable body-position-based control, shattering effects, and velocity-based collision thresholds. Chris also delivered a MeshDemolisher toolset using computational geometry for procedural mesh fragmentation, and established a reliable scoring pipeline with UI feedback. His work included asset management improvements, FMOD audio integration, and scene setup for player spawning, resulting in a stable, maintainable codebase that supports rapid iteration and engaging player experiences.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
90%Features
Repository Contributions
28Total
Bugs
1
Commits
28
Features
9
Lines of code
15,222
Activity Months4
Your Network
45 peopleSame Organization
@mail.bradley.edu37
Work History
April 2025
7 Commits • 4 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for SkyBeal/KnockAGnome: Delivered key gameplay features, reliability improvements, and visual enhancements that improve player feedback and maintainability. Implemented gnome collision shatter with a configurable speed threshold by moving velocity calculation to FixedUpdate to ensure accurate speed detection before collision events. Added ShovelReconnect to reliably reactivate the shovel on reconnect and maintain a consistent orientation, including scene updates and cleanup for rotation handling. Established a defined player start/teleport point by introducing a PlayerPosition GameObject in the MainScene and wiring cartTeleport to reference it. Enhanced shovel visuals with a TrailRenderer and new ShovelTrail material, improving motion feedback during use. Performed targeted code cleanup to remove redundant lines and tighten rotation handling. These changes deliver tangible business value by stabilizing gameplay, improving user perception of physics interactions, and setting up a solid foundation for future features around player spawning, reconnection reliability, and visual polish.
7 Commits • 4 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for SkyBeal/KnockAGnome: Delivered key gameplay features, reliability improvements, and visual enhancements that improve player feedback and maintainability. Implemented gnome collision shatter with a configurable speed threshold by moving velocity calculation to FixedUpdate to ensure accurate speed detection before collision events. Added ShovelReconnect to reliably reactivate the shovel on reconnect and maintain a consistent orientation, including scene updates and cleanup for rotation handling. Established a defined player start/teleport point by introducing a PlayerPosition GameObject in the MainScene and wiring cartTeleport to reference it. Enhanced shovel visuals with a TrailRenderer and new ShovelTrail material, improving motion feedback during use. Performed targeted code cleanup to remove redundant lines and tighten rotation handling. These changes deliver tangible business value by stabilizing gameplay, improving user perception of physics interactions, and setting up a solid foundation for future features around player spawning, reconnection reliability, and visual polish.
April 2025
March 2025
8 Commits • 2 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 performance summary for SkyBeal/KnockAGnome: Delivered physics-driven shovel interactions and refined controller alignment, and enhanced gnome destruction with robust shatter mechanics and death thresholds. Completed test-scene setup and prefab/scene configuration improvements to accelerate iteration, QA, and release readiness. Outcomes include improved realism, stability, and game feel, with clear business value in player engagement and faster development cycles.
March 2025
8 Commits • 2 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 performance summary for SkyBeal/KnockAGnome: Delivered physics-driven shovel interactions and refined controller alignment, and enhanced gnome destruction with robust shatter mechanics and death thresholds. Completed test-scene setup and prefab/scene configuration improvements to accelerate iteration, QA, and release readiness. Outcomes include improved realism, stability, and game feel, with clear business value in player engagement and faster development cycles.
February 2025
7 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 (Month: 2025-02) monthly summary for SkyBeal/KnockAGnome. Delivered the core Gnomes and Lawn Mower Combat and Scoring feature, establishing a playable loop where gnomes attach to the lawnmower, attack the player, and are destroyed on impact, with a points-based scoring system and improved visuals. Strengthened the scoring pipeline with robust point gain/loss logic and UI updates, improving feedback accuracy for players. Stabilized gameplay artifacts by fixing gnome destruction, unparenting, and fragment cleanup to prevent lingering objects and glitches. Performed targeted scene stabilization and quality fixes (demo scene adjustments and PR review changes) and aligned the scoring integration with code updates (LawnmowerPointsSystem.cs) for consistent behavior across builds.
7 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 (Month: 2025-02) monthly summary for SkyBeal/KnockAGnome. Delivered the core Gnomes and Lawn Mower Combat and Scoring feature, establishing a playable loop where gnomes attach to the lawnmower, attack the player, and are destroyed on impact, with a points-based scoring system and improved visuals. Strengthened the scoring pipeline with robust point gain/loss logic and UI updates, improving feedback accuracy for players. Stabilized gameplay artifacts by fixing gnome destruction, unparenting, and fragment cleanup to prevent lingering objects and glitches. Performed targeted scene stabilization and quality fixes (demo scene adjustments and PR review changes) and aligned the scoring integration with code updates (LawnmowerPointsSystem.cs) for consistent behavior across builds.
February 2025
January 2025
6 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 – SkyBeal/KnockAGnome performance review: Key features delivered: - Gnome Movement System: Implemented basic movement for the Gnome game object with directional control aligned to the gnome’s body position; updated prefab structure and core scripts to support accurate movement. Commits include 199734155cd49edc9d9b5c64638e9876c964b143 and c673b7ffe92ac128a0679c45af4cce05c0196199. - MeshDemolisher Package: Introduced a comprehensive MeshDemolisher toolset enabling Delaunay tetrahedralization, Voronoi diagram generation, clipped Voronoi calculations, and point generation utilities for mesh fragmentation and generation. Commit: 48c4ec5368d300e71eb71f065285f9201b6422cc. Major bugs fixed: - FMOD Asset Metadata Synchronization and Cleanup: Maintained FMOD assets’ alignment with project metadata, updated last modified timestamps and cache times, cleaned up debugging artifacts, and ensured project recognizes latest FMOD assets. Commits: c5e9babbb60ced33d9aa4755b76e4f6a4f95884c, 2b93968900d90fe8582861272f883dd24f7094e6, e47a632ca964107bd427a9d94cee26d32ff27f2e. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Business value: Improved gameplay responsiveness and precision, enhanced content generation capabilities, and more reliable asset management. The new movement system reduces player-friction, MeshDemolisher enables advanced mesh-based content generation, and FMOD cleanup reduces build-time issues and debugging effort. - Technical impact: Strengthened core gameplay loop with accurate movement, expanded tooling for procedural content, and a cleaner asset pipeline, supporting faster iteration and more robust releases. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Unity/C# scripting, prefab architecture, and version-controlled collaboration - Asset management and FMOD integration - Computational geometry concepts (Delaunay, Voronoi) and mesh fragmentation pipelines
January 2025
6 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 – SkyBeal/KnockAGnome performance review: Key features delivered: - Gnome Movement System: Implemented basic movement for the Gnome game object with directional control aligned to the gnome’s body position; updated prefab structure and core scripts to support accurate movement. Commits include 199734155cd49edc9d9b5c64638e9876c964b143 and c673b7ffe92ac128a0679c45af4cce05c0196199. - MeshDemolisher Package: Introduced a comprehensive MeshDemolisher toolset enabling Delaunay tetrahedralization, Voronoi diagram generation, clipped Voronoi calculations, and point generation utilities for mesh fragmentation and generation. Commit: 48c4ec5368d300e71eb71f065285f9201b6422cc. Major bugs fixed: - FMOD Asset Metadata Synchronization and Cleanup: Maintained FMOD assets’ alignment with project metadata, updated last modified timestamps and cache times, cleaned up debugging artifacts, and ensured project recognizes latest FMOD assets. Commits: c5e9babbb60ced33d9aa4755b76e4f6a4f95884c, 2b93968900d90fe8582861272f883dd24f7094e6, e47a632ca964107bd427a9d94cee26d32ff27f2e. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Business value: Improved gameplay responsiveness and precision, enhanced content generation capabilities, and more reliable asset management. The new movement system reduces player-friction, MeshDemolisher enables advanced mesh-based content generation, and FMOD cleanup reduces build-time issues and debugging effort. - Technical impact: Strengthened core gameplay loop with accurate movement, expanded tooling for procedural content, and a cleaner asset pipeline, supporting faster iteration and more robust releases. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Unity/C# scripting, prefab architecture, and version-controlled collaboration - Asset management and FMOD integration - Computational geometry concepts (Delaunay, Voronoi) and mesh fragmentation pipelines
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Quality Metrics
Correctness85.0%
Maintainability84.0%
Architecture79.4%
Performance76.8%
AI Usage20.6%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
AssetAssetDatabaseC#UnityUnity PrefabUnity SceneUnity YAMLYAML
Technical Skills
3D Graphics3D Modeling3D Modeling Integration3D MovementAlgorithm ImplementationAudio IntegrationBehavior ScriptingC#C# ScriptingCollision DetectionComponent-Based ArchitectureComputational GeometryData StructuresGame DevelopmentMesh Processing
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